The SoHi girls track team put its depth on display at the Region III Preview Track Meet held at Houston High School; the Star girls outscoring the field for the team title with six, first-place finishes. The Kardinal girls finished second in the team scoring.
The boys competition came down to a battle of the Valley with Colony taking the boys team title over Palmer.
Region III Preview: Girls Competition
The SoHi girls won four individual events and a pair of relays against a field of Region III teams, winning four races on the track and two field events.
Brittany Taylor topped the field in the 400M and added a pair of victories as a member of the 4X400 and 4X200 relays. Brittany also finished third in the 200M dash.
Sophie Thomas raced t o a win in the 100M hurdles recording a 16.77, good for third on the state-best list. Thomas also finshed third in the 300M hurdles.
Emily Pieh threw 116′ 4″ in the girls discus for first place, ranking second on the state-best list. Pieh finished second in the shot put at 35’11”, fourth in the state.
Ituau Tuisaula won the shot put with a distance of 37′ 5″, second on the state-best list. Tuisaula also finished fifth in the discus.
The SoHi 4X200M relay took first, fifth in the state, with Drysta Crosby-Schneider, Mikayla Leadens, Holleigh Jaime and Taylor recording a 1:51.96.
SoHi’s girls 4X400M relay finished first with a 4:21.49 with team members Crosby-Schneider, Kellie Arthur, Jaime and Taylor.
The Kenai girls won the 4X100M relay in 52:82 with Hayley Maw, Tekaiya Rich, Alyssa Bucho and Savanna Wilson.
The Kardinal girls also won the 4X800M relay in 10:14.18; posting the state’s fastest time for 2018. team members included: Jaycie Calvert, Ithaca Bergholtz, Addison Gibson and Brooke Satathite.
Region III Preview: Boys Competition
The SoHi boys placed fifth in the team scoring, while recording one first place finish.
Brenner Furlong won the 400M with a season best 51.01, ranking second on the state-best list with the fastest time run in Alaska this season. Furlong also finished 3rd in the 200M and 4th in the 100M.
Nikiski’s Jack Sullenger jumped 21′ 6.5″ to win the boys long jump, a distance ranking 1st on the Alaska state-best list.
The Bulldog boys 4X100M relay team also placed first with a 46.60.
Region III Preview Meet: Girls Results
Girls Team Scores:
1. Soldotna 144; 2. Kenai 85; 3. Colony 79; 4. Homer 68; 5. Wasilla 63; 6. Kodiak 54; 7. ACS 39; 8. Palmer 37; 9. Grace 25; 10. Nikiski 22; 11. Valdez 14; 11. (tie) Birchwood 14; 13. Seward 10; 14. Chugiak 4.
Girls Individual Results:
100 meters — 1. O. Davies, Was 12.58; 2. H. Maw, Ken 12.87; 3. L. Inama, Hom 13.09; 5. A. Kenley, Col 13.22; 6. M. Parks, ACS 13.50; 7. T. Rich, Ken 13.51; 8. R. Hall, Chu 13.62.
200 — 1. O. Davies, Was 25.96; 2. L. Inama, Hom 26.61; 3. B. Taylor, Sol 27.17; 4. H. Maw, Ken 27.37; 5. H. Blair, Kod 27.58; 6. R. Hall, Chu 27.79; 7. M. Becker, BC 28.08; 8. K. Beames, Pal 28.35.
400 — 1. B. Taylor, Sol 1:02.21; 2. A. Rios, BC 1:03.86; 3. S. Cutsforth, Pal 1:05.63; 4. S. Lund, Col 1:05.99; 5. D. Crosby, Sol 1:06.62; 7. H. Keil, Pal 1:07.78.
800 — 1. A. VanPelt, Was 2:25.60; 2. T. O’Hara, ACS 2:32.12; 3. K. Arthur, Sol 2:33.33; 4. B. Satathite, Ken 2:34.57; 5. K. Baring, Hom 2:36.78; 6. S. Wright, Pal 2:37.33; 7. J. Bowker, Col 2:38.62; 8. A. Miles, Col 2:43.63.
1,600 — 1. T. O’Hara, ACS 5:31.93; 2. J. Calvert, Ken 5:33.79; 3. B. Satathite, Ken 5:39.72; 4. M. Jackson, Gra 5:45.69; 5. K. Baring, Pal 5:48.64; 6. G. Annett, Gra 5:49.60; 7. A. Daigle, Hom 5:51.05; 8. S. Wright, Pal 5:51.76.
3,200 — 1. A. VanPelt, Was 11:49.56; 2. R. Lindquist, Sew 11:52.08; 3. T. O’Hara, ACS 12:03.90; 4. M. Jackson, Gra 12:23.56; 5. J. Bowker, Col 12:32.09; 6. G. Annett, Gra 12:38.30; 7. E. Moore, Sew 12:56.13; 8. E. Arthur, Sol 12:56.64.
110 hurdles — 1. S. Thomas, Sol 16.77; 2. S. Wilson, Ken 17.07; 3. H. Jaime, Sol 17.59; 4. K. Ness, Sol 17.60; 5. L. Engebretsen, Col 18.55; 6. M. Richards, Pal 18.62; 7. C. Glover, Kod 20.43.
300 hurdles — 1. H. Blair, Kod 48.30; 2. H. Villaroya, Kod 49.87; 3. S. Thomas, Sol 49.94; 4. H. Jaime, Sol 51.39; 5. S. Wilson, Ken 53.62; 6. H. McSorley, Was 54.06; 7. A. Berrigan, Pal 54.96; 8. C. Glover, Kod 55.04.
400 relay — 1. Kenai 52.82; 2. Palmer 53.54; 3. Soldotna 53.56; 4. Colony 55.82; 5. Valdez 55.92; 6. ACS 56.37; 7. Nikiski 56.51; 8. Grace 56.57.
800 relay — 1. Soldotna 1:51.96; 2. Kenai 1:52.45 3. Palmer 1:56.48; 4. Colony 1:56.93; 5. Birchwod 1:57.31; 6. Kodiak 1:58.93; 7. ACS 1:59.98; 8. Nikiski 2:00.01.
1,600 relay — 1. Soldona 4:21.49; 2. Homer 4:24.47; 3. Kodiak 4:32.55; 4. Palmer 4:34.51; 5. ACS 4:42.01; 6. Colony 4:43.78; 7. Kenai 4:44.47; 8. Grace 4:48.97.
3,200 relay — 1. Kenai 10:14.18; 2. Colony 10:30.18; 3. Homer 10:43.09; 4. Soldotna 10:58.53; 5. Kodiak 11:22.36; 6. Colony 11:38.05.
Shot put — 1. I. Tuisaula, Sol 37-5; 2. E. Pieh, Sol 35-11; 3. A. Timu, Kod 33-10.75; 4. S. Farani, Kod 32-6; 5. J. Markel, Gra 32-6; 6. S. McDonald, Sol 31-9; 7. H. Tennesen, Col 31-6; 8. G. Looney, Col 30-4.25.
Discus — 1. E. Pieh, Sol 116-4; 2. A. Brock, Hom 112-6; 3. K. Johnson, Nik 110-8; 4. R. Spence, Sol 102-00; 5. B. Leach, Sol 101-2; 6. A. Timu, Kod 100-8; 7. I. Tuisaula, Sol 95-5; 8. S. Farini, Kod 92-11.
High jump — 1. P. Peterson, Col 5-2; 2. M. Carroll, Hom 4-8; 3. K. Howard, Val 4-8; 4. D. Schmidt, Sol 4-8; 5. B. Carstens, Nik 4-6; 6. A.Schmidt, Sol 4-6; 7. D. Wurst, Sol 4-4; 8. A. Straub, Col 4-4.
Long jump — 1. O. Davies, Was 16-4; 2. L. Inama, Hom 16-1.25; 3. P. Peterson, Col 16-1.25; 4. D. Martin, Nik 15-735; 5. B. Epperheimer, Nik 15-5.5; 6. M. Leadens, Sol 14-8.25; 7. J. Mastny, Col 14-7.75; 8. M. Parks, ACS 14-7.
Triple jump — 1. O. Davies, Was 34-9.5; 2. P. Peterson, Col 33-9; 3. M. Carroll, Hom 32-8.5; 4. A. Gibson, Ken 32-2.5; 5. L. Sessom, Col 32-0; 6. J. Tompkins, Gra 31-11.75; 7. M. Parks, ACS 30-4; 8. C. Christiansen, Kod 30-0.75.
Boys Team Scores:
1. Colony 118; 2. Palmer 94; 3. Grace Christian 72; 4. Kodiak 66; 5. Soldotna 55; 6. Chugiak 49; 7. Homer 41; 8. Kenai 40; 9. ACS 39; 10. Nikiski 36; 11. South Anchorage 20; 12. Valdez 18; 13. Wasilla 13; 14. Houston 1; 14. (tie) Seward 1.
Boys Individual Results:
100 meters — 1. M. Kuentzel, Gra 11.14; 2. J. Wilson, Chu 11.20; 3. M. Bartel, Kod 11.25; 4. B. Furlong, Sol 11.63; 5. R. Ulatan, Kod 11.64; 6. C. Tucker, Pal 11.70; 7. O. Wyche, Col 11.71; 8. O. Chadwick, Val 11.93.
200 — 1. M. Kuentzel, Gra 22.95; 2. J. Wilson, Chu 23.51; 3. B. Furlong, Sol 23.42; 4.M. Bartel, Kod 23.45; 5. T. Croft, Homer 23.74; 6. P. Curight, Pal 23.80; 7. C. Tucker, Pal 24.11; 8. K. Danielson, Ken 24.60.
400 — 1. B. Furlong, Sol 51.01; 2. L. Cutsforth, Pal 51.43; 3. M. Kuentzel, Gra 53.82; 4. O. Chadwick, Val 54.16; 5. K. Danielson, Ken 54.20; 6. L. Erwin, Col 54.84; 7. P. Cutright, Pal 54.85; 8. A. Maclean, Pal 55.66.
800 — 1. L. Robertson, Pal 1:59.81; 2. L. Cutsforth, Pal 2:00.88 3. C. Latimer, Chu 2:01.05; 4. G. Martin, Gra 2:07.67; 5. G. Martin, Gra 2:07.62; 6. G. Nummer, Kod 2:10.18; 7. B. Thompson, Kod 2;12.68; 8. D. Waclawski, Hom 2:15.53.
1,600 — 1. D. Bausch, Chu 4:23.39; 2. B. Rich, Hom 4:41.21; 3. G. Block, Col 4:43.41; 4. G. Martin, Gra 4:44.88; 5. T. Merchant, ACS 4:46.82; 6. D. Thompson, Kod 4:48.98; 7. D. Waclawski, Hom 4:51.67; 8. L. Baz-Terry, Chu 4:52.37.
3,200 — 1. D. Bausch, Chu 9:45.02; 2. G. Martin, Gra 10:25.28; 3. B. Block, Col 10:25.47; 4. M. Dunham, Ken 10:34.09; 5. J. Taylor, Col 10:35.13; 6. K. Smih, ACS 10:44.98; 7. B. Thompson, Kod 10:49.04; 8. Z. Petrosius, Sew 10:50.58.
110 hurdles — 1. T. Cha, Sou 16.17; 2. J. Wilson, Ken 16.29; 3. M. Clyde, Col 16.68; 4. J. Francisco, Kod 16.82; 5. J. Mathes, Chu 16.99; 6. H. Patton, Hom 17.44; 7. H. Tryon, Sol 17.88; 8. F. Robertson, Col 18.08.
300 hurdles — 1. T. Cha, Sou 42.58; 2. C. Owens, Pal 43.20; 3. M. Clyde, Col 43.63; 4. J. Wilson, Ken 44.40; 5. H. Tryon, Sol 44.85; 6. J. Nummer, Kod 46.10; 7. J. Mathes, Chu 46.68; 8. J. Carroll, Hom 48.75.
400 relay — 1. Nikiski 46.60; 2. Wasilla 47.04; 3. Kodiak 47.13; 4. Soldotna 48.04; 5. Valdez 48.72; 6. Kenai 48.85; 7. ACS 49.98; 8. Homer 49.78.
800 relay — 1. Palmer 1:36.54; 2. Nikiski 1:36.98; 3. Colony 1:39.13; 4. Wasilla 1:39.79; 5. ACS 1:41.55; 6. Kodiak 1:42.50; 7. Valdez 1:43.59; 8. Palmer 1:54.10.
1,600 relay — 1. Palmer 3:42.85; 2. Homer 3:46.59; 3. Kodiak 3:49.58; 4. Palmer 3:52.75; 5. Grace 3:53.82; 6. Colony 3:59.95; 7. Colony B 4:00.48; 8. Valdez 4:00.81.
3,200 relay — 1. Kodiak 8:34.61; 2. Colony 8:43.27; 3. ACS 8:55.87; 4. Homer 9:02.98; 5. Kenai 9>03.46; 6. Palmer 9:27.43; 7. Colony 9:32.61; 8. Soldotna 9:40.19.
Shot put — 1. A. Binder, Gra 46-2.25; 2. W. Tuisaula, Sol 46-0.5; 3. S. Germain, Col 44-6; 4. A. Faletoi, Sol 43-5.5; 5. M. Lloyd, Sol 43-2; 6. A. Ramirez-Nunn, Col 43-0.5; 7. J. Coulombe, Gra 42-7; 8. Y. Yamashita, Kod 42-4.
Discus — 1. J. Schultz, Col 157-7; 2. I. Johnson, Nik 131-7; 3. A. Binder, Gra 131-2; 4. W. Tuisaula, Sol 128-0; 5. J. Coulumbe, Gra 127-0; 6. H. York, Col 124-7; 7. J. Grossl, Ken 114-9; 8. Y. Yamashita, Kod 113-0.
High jump — 1. P. McMahon, Col 6-0; 2. D. Osiensky, Pal 5-8; 3. S. Wright, Col 5-8; 4. K. LaBonte, Val 5-8; 5. J. McPhail, Col 5-8; 6. J. Carroll, 5-8; 7. B. Hudson, Hou 5-4.
Long jump — 1. J. Sullenger, Nik 21-6.5; 2. W. Parks, ACS 20-4.75; 3. J. Caple, Pal 19-7.75; 4. B. Dickerson, ACS 19-7.5; 5. J. Francisco, Kod 19-1.75; 6. M. Kuentzel, Gra 18-10.75; 7. J. McPhail, Col 18-9.25; 8. M. Bartel, Kod 18-6.25.
Triple jump — 1. B. Reeves, Col 40-5.5; 2. K. Danielson, Ken 39-7.25; 3. W. Parks, ACS 38-9.75; 4. P. McMahon, Col 38-7.5; 5. C. Owens, Pal 38-4.5; 6. S. Wright, Col 38-3; 7. D. Osiensky, Pal 37-10.75; 8. J. McPhail, Col 37-3.
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